Preview: Bluffton Tigers vs. Southwood Knights
The Bluffton Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Southwood Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Bluffton is ranked 304th, while Southwood is ranked 325th).
Last Saturday, Bluffton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Mississinewa. Bluffton has not had much luck with Mississinewa recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Southwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Northfield on Friday, but they still walked away with a 37-32 win. The victory was just what Southwood needed coming off of a 75-51 defeat in their prior contest.
Will Winer and Maddox Marshall were among the main playmakers for Southwood as the former scored nine points along with eight rebounds and five steals and the latter scored 15 points along with three steals. It was the first time this season that Winer pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Wilcox, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Bluffton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Southwood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Bluffton was taken down by Southwood 83-54 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Bluffton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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